If the pc's assessed skill levels includes all required skills, but at insufficient levels for the ticket sought, it will obtain a "Mate's" ticket in that rating.  If it lacks any skill (according to the assessment, not the character sheet), it will not pass. If it'sr assessed skills equal or exceed the required levels for the ticket sought, you will be granted the proper rating.
    Note: Skill tests are generally available in any language spoken in the local subsector or within  J6, plus the following: Vilani, Galanglic, Oynprinth.

* Unrated. All rated tickets require the AS2c ticket. Any character with Merchant, Naval, Scout, or Marine background ends the character generation sequence possessing this ticket. This ticket is a lifetime rating, but must be renewed every 4 years. It may be renewed without retest if not lapsed 4 or more years.
** A Physicians mates' mate is referred to as Orderly
*** There are no mate postions for Ships Physician
**** A minimum rating of SM3c is required to be a commercial ship's captain.

If a person holds more than one position they are paid the salary of the highest position plus 10% of the salary of any other position. Mates receive 70 % of the pay of the rated position.

    A Character may get rated or renew a ticket at any scout base, or class-A or B port within J4 of an X-Boat route, and any class C port on an X-Boat route. Ratings last 4 years. PC's receive any tickets they qualify for before mustering out, if they have a Naval, Marine, Scout or Merchant background.
  
The IISS runs certification courses for the SM4c ticket at Scout bases and class A and B Starports. It grants 1 attempt for each of the  following skills if they are not possessed: Pilot, Nav, Vacc suit, Legal, Admin, Steward, Commo, Computer and Sensor Ops. Cost is 15 KCrimp for the course. 8 hours per day are spent in instruction. The course lasts nine weeks and runs six days per week.

Resolving the test for  Able Spacers 2nd Class Ticket
Simple, Computer, VaccSuit, 15 minutes, Fateful, Safe, Uncertain. 20 minutes
(Expected time is 3 hours; limit is 4 hours. Exceeding time allowed is a failure.)
Cost is 200 Cr

Resolving the test for any Rating
Routine, (skill) and Edu. Safe, Fateful, Uncertain. 1 Hour
(Expected time is thus 10 hours, you have 16 to complete the test; exceeding time allowed is a failure).
 DM+1 if repeating test taken within past six months.
 Roll this task for each skill required. On Total Truth, rated at skill level. On Some truth, Rating  for skill = Skill +1d3-2. On No Truth, Skill  rated at Level-1d3. Count Level 0 as a step, and no skill at all as one level below level 0.
Taking the test costs 300 Cr per skill tested, plus 300 Cr to apply for the rating.
Only one test per month  for any given skill .

To gain a skill during SM4c certification course
Difficult, Int,Edu, Fateful

To sucessfully complete the SM4c certification course
Routine, Avg of (Pilot, Nav, Vacc Suit, Legal, Admin, Steward, Commo, Computer and Sensor Ops) and Edu., 3 hours
DM +1 if any skill at level 3
Cost is 5000 Cr

Minimum Crew requirements
   The ship design spreadsheet gives number of personell of a particular rating required for manning the ship. A minimum of one or thirty percent of the required postitions must be rated, 30% may be mates and the rest may be unrated spacers. Listed below are minimum imperial commercial and private requirements.

<= 400 dtons, noncommercial
SM4c

<=999 dtons, commercial
SM3c, Pilot, Navigator,Drive Engineer. If passengers are carried a General Steward is also required. If more than 100 passengers are carried a Purser and a Physicians Mate are required. If more than 300 passengers are carried a Counsel steward and a Ships Physician  are required.

1000 dtons to 4999 dtons
SM2c, Pilot, Navigator, Bridge Officer, Drive Engineer, Systems Engineer, Computer Engineer. If more than six passengers are carried a General Steward is required.If more than 120 passengers and crew are carried a Purser and a Physicians Mate are required. If more than 300 passengers and crew are carried a Counsel steward and a Ships Physician  are required.

5000 dtons +
SM1c, Pilot, Navigator, Bridge Officer, Ships Engineer, Drive Engineer, Systems Engineer, Computer Engineer.  If more than six passengers are carried a General Steward is also required. If more than 120 passengers and crew are carried a Purser and a Physicians Mate are required. If more than 300 passengers and crew are carried a Counsel steward and a Ships Physician  are required.

A physicians mate is required if more than 20 souls are carried in low berths.

If more than one of a rated position are required to operate the ship, one is designated the section leader and receives 20% higher pay.